With reference to India’s projects on connectivity, consider the following statements: 1. East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat. 2. Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar. 3. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China. How many of the above statements are correct?

1. A. Only one
2. B. Only two
3. C. All three
4. D. None

Answer: D

Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect. The East-West corridor, part of the Golden Quadrilateral Project, connects Silchar in Assam with Porbandar in Gujarat, not Dibrugarh and Surat. Statement 2 is incorrect. The India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway links Moreh (India) to Mae Sot (Thailand) via Bagan (Myanmar), not Chiang Mai. Statement 3 is incorrect. The proposed Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM) is envisioned to connect Kunming in China with Kolkata in India, passing through Myanmar and Bangladesh, not Varanasi. Since all three statements contain factual inaccuracies regarding India’s major connectivity projects, none of them are correct. This question assesses knowledge of significant infrastructure and geopolitical initiatives, which are regularly covered in current affairs.